SunnComm is planning to
sue
a student who nullified their Digtal Rights Management software using
the shift key on a Windows machine. By pressing the shift key, Windows
will not run the software encoded on the disc, which renders their DRM
null and void. Of course SunnComm isn't too pleased about this, since
their stock went down 20% on the publishing of the paper, and decided to
sue under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which has provisions for
punishing those who circumvent Digital Rights Management. This is one of
the stupidest claims I've heard in a while, and quite frankly I'm
getting sick and tired of idiotic companies trying to not only
copy-protect their goods, but also sue people for getting around their
copy protection. Let's face it: copy protection is ineffective and
silly. The only way it has any teeth nowadays is with the DMCA, which is
the worst piece of intellectual property legislation to come out of
Congress. The DMCA must be repealed.